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2018 XV35

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(2018 XV35)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
7.456 AU
True anomaly
190.29°
Distance from Earth
6.974 AU
As of
11 October 2026

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Orbit of Mercury Orbit of Venus Orbit of Mars Sun Earth — 0.998 AU from the Sun Earth 2018 XV35 — 7.456 AU from the Sun 2018 XV35
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2018 XV35 is 6.974 AU from Earth today (58.0 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
20h 59m 52s
Declination
-12° 23′ 57″
Constellation
Aquarius
Distance from Earth
6.98 AU
Elongation from the Sun
114.69° — well clear of the Sun

Visible from both hemispheres.

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Two-body approximation, good to about a degree for the planets — enough to find the constellation and know whether it is up.

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis
5.581 AU
Eccentricity
0.3474
Inclination
4.51°
Orbital period
13.18 years
Perihelion
3.642 AU
Aphelion
7.52 AU
Longitude of ascending node
252.78°
Argument of periapsis
237.79°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · CEN
Centaur
Earth MOID · 1,035.1 LD
2.6596 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
2.869

Orbit quality

Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 4).

Observations used
24
Data arc
829 days
First observed
8 December 2017
Last observed
16 March 2020
Residual RMS
0.65 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
11 April 2022

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
15.6

Discovery & classification

Centaur

Close approaches 10 on record

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2070-12-19 18:23:00 Juptr 1.5534 AU 604.5 LD 9 km/s
2082-02-08 15:36:00 Juptr 1.808 AU 703.6 LD 3.7 km/s
2085-04-19 03:45:00 Juptr 1.4806 AU 576.2 LD 4.9 km/s
2101-05-28 21:40:00 Juptr 0.3107 AU 120.9 LD 4.9 km/s
2101-05-28 21:40:00 Jupiter 0.3107 AU 120.9 LD 4.9 km/s
2113-03-21 07:54:00 Juptr 0.399 AU 155.3 LD 4.6 km/s
2113-03-21 07:54:00 Jupiter 0.399 AU 155.3 LD 4.6 km/s

Next ten from today. 1 lunar distance = 384,400 km. Source: JPL close-approach data.

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